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Q.

A man walked diagonally across a square plot. Approximately what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

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Correct choice: C

Explanation:

let the side of the square be x meters length of two sides = 2x meters diagonal = √2x= 1.414x m saving on 2x meters = .59x m saving % = 0.59x/2x*100% = 30% (approx)
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